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11 Dec 2018 – Let Your Computer Daydream Protein Structures: The Microbiome Immunity Project's 1st Full Year
Researchers from three leading scientific institutions are collaborating to explore the proteins in the human microbiome. Learn more about how they work together, and what they've accomplished at the end of the project's first full year, in this update.  
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11 Aug 2016 – 'Aha' Moments in Science
Researchers on nearly every World Community Grid project experience at least one major epiphany, or 'aha' moment. In this video, researcher Francois Grey describes two 'aha' moments that helped the Computing for Clean Water research team make their breakthrough discovery in filtration technology.  
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06 Jul 2015 – Enhancing the potential for nanotechnology to improve access to clean water for millions
The Computing for Clean Water team has discovered how water can pass through tiny carbon nanotubes much more easily than previously predicted. This groundbreaking understanding of a fundamental physical process holds potential for improving access to clean water for millions through more efficient water filtration and desalination, as well as possible applications in clean energy and medicine. This discovery has been published in Nature Nanotechnology, the world's most prestigious nanotechnology journal.   
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03 Dec 2014 – Help researchers find an Ebola cure
The Ebola virus is a significant global health threat and is responsible for a growing humanitarian crisis in West Africa. Currently, there are no proven treatments or vaccines. We’re launching Outsmart Ebola Together to help researchers find a cure. Dr. Erica Ollmann Saphire of The Scripps Research Institute tells us more about the project and what she hopes to achieve together.  
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24 Apr 2014 – Replay available: Nutritious Rice for the World project webcast
The Nutritious Rice for the World project predicted the structures of key proteins in the rice plant, providing information that can help scientists develop better strains of rice. Watch a replay of last week's webcast in which project researcher, Dr. Hung, discussed the project, the publication of its results, its findings and its significance.  
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26 Mar 2014 – Doubling down: new website and software features
As we move toward our second decade of supporting humanitarian research, we're excited to introduce a more approachable and welcoming World Community Grid, as well as a new software application available for upgrade.  
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13 Feb 2014 – Replay now available: 6 February Help Cure Muscular Dystrophy webcast
If you missed last week's live webcast with Prof. Carbone of the Université Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris, the replay is now available.  
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11 Dec 2013 – Replay now available: Dec 6th webcast for Discovering Dengue Drugs – Together
Watch the replay of Dr. Stan Watowich's webcast where he explains his team’s progress since the end of Phase 1, and outlines how computational research helps accelerate the search for important treatments.  
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25 Nov 2013 – Mapping Cancer Markers project launch
A new World Community Grid project will help identify characteristic chemical "markers" for different types of cancer, thus leading to better detection, more personalized treatments and faster future research.  
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15 Jul 2013 – Volunteers Help Scientists in Search for Cheap Solar Cells
An article published on Voice of America about The Clean Energy Project's published database of 2.3 million organic compounds.   
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